key words Flashcards
safe seats
regarded as fully secure, for a certain political party
marginal seats
unknown / more competiton for winning party
sovereignty
political power
convention
tradition
federal
sovereignty is shared between a national and regional GOVt
unitary
when all sovereignty is in one place
habeas corpus
citizens should not be arrested unlawfully
rule of law
everyone is subject to law and equald before it
parliamentary priviledge
legal immunity for MPs when speaking in HoC
democritisation
make UK more democratic
decentralisation
decentralize power away from central GOVt
modernisation
bring constitution in line w other modern democracies
aysemmetrical devolution
unequal devolved powers
reserved powers
things UK GOVt is responsible for
example of reserved powers
foreign relations, the constitution, economic policy, immigration
